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Pakistani President dies in plane crash (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
John Alcock reports from Karachi in Pakistan on the body of President Zia returning after he was killed in a suspicious air crash. Includes reaction from opposition People’s Party leader Benazhir Bhutto.
Mandela may be released (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
Bill Prince reports from Cape Town on a speech by South African President, P.W. Botha at the opening of the National Party congress in Durban, proposing the release of ANC leader Neson Mandela (who is now in...
Love triangle murder in Oxfordshire village (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview; Vox pop
Jane Bell reports on the double murder of youngsters Christine Bradshaw and David Denley(?) and suicide of Steven(?) Evans in West Lockinge an Oxfordshire village near Wantage. Includes Detective...
Hungerford massacre first anniversary (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Speech
Nicky Broyd reports on the first anniversary of the Hungerford massacre by Michael Ryan on which many people have left town to avoid painful memories. Names of the 16 killed are read out. Police counsellor...
Businessman attempts to break flight record (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Millionaire businessman, 49 year-old Vijaypat Singhania, speaking moments before attempting a record-breaking flight in a microlight aircraft from London to Ahmedabad, India. Comment from current record...
Scotland Yard releases Jack the Ripper material (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Interview
Scotland Yard have released material allegedly sent by infamous London serial killer Jack the Ripper. Sent anonymously to a Croydon, South London police station, Ripper-related items include a letter, post...
Republican convention and Quayle controversy (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Speech
The final day of the Republican convention in New Orleans, Louisiana, and the controversy over Senator Dan Quayle’s National Guard service during the Vietnam War. Speeches by presidential candidate George...
Security meeting with Prime Minister following IRA bomb deaths (1988)
- Genre
- News report; Press conference
Following a car bomb that killed 8 off-duty soldiers in Northern Ireland, a meeting of top-level security officials including UK Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and Northern Ireland Secretary, Tom King has...
Death of Chris Gittins (1988)
- Genre
- Interview; News report; Obituary
Chriss Gittins, who played Walter Gabriel in the Radio 4 soap opera, The Archers, died yesterday, aged 86. Report includes an archive recording of Gittins outside Buckingham Palace in 1984, after collecting...
Funeral of Pakistani President, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq (1988)
- Genre
- News report
The funeral of Pakistani President, Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, at which US Secretary of State, George Shultz and UK Foreign Secretary, Sir Geoffrey Howe were in attendance. 500,000 people were also there to...